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Two dead in crash between car and truck on Pacific Highway near Kempsey

Megan Levy

Two people died in this crash between a car and a truck on the Pacific Highway at Kundabung near Kempsey. Photo: Peter Gleeson

An 11-year-old girl is one of two people who have been killed in a crash between a car and a furniture truck on the Pacific Highway near Kempsey on the NSW mid north coast.

Police said the girl and a 40-year-old woman who was driving their Hyundai sedan died at the scene between Kundabung and the Cooperabung Range, about 25 kilometres south of Kempsey, at 5.15am on Friday. The pair are believed to be a mother and daughter.

Three other people have been taken to hospital, including the truck driver, who suffered serious head injuries, a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said.

The traffic jam after the crash. Photo: Peter Gleeson

Police said four people were in the sedan driving south on the Pacific Highway when their vehicle and a north-bound furniture truck collided.

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The impact killed the driver of the Hyundai and the girl, who was sitting behind the driver.

Two other passengers, a 47-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl, were injured and have been taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital.

Police said all of those travelling in the Hyundai were related.

The truck driver was trapped in his rig for an hour before emergency service workers freed him.

He was flown to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.

Crash investigators initially closed the Pacific Highway in both directions at Kundabung, before one lane was re-opened to traffic just before 10am.

A Transport Management Centre spokeswoman said traffic was still "heavy in the area and motorists are experiencing significant delays".

"All diversions have been lifted however motorists are still advised to travel via the New England Highway as an alternative," she said.